"Biotredin" for children: instructions for use

If you need to support the brain, improve memory or help your child become more attentive and assiduous, doctors recommend vitamin preparations and drugs that have a positive effect on the functions of the central nervous system. One of them is "Biotredin". Neurologists often prescribe such medication for school-age children and adolescents.

"Biotredin" produced in the form of sublingual tablets, so they have a sweetish taste. They are flat, small in size, round in shape. The color of the drug is white or cream. In one pack there are 30 tablets packed in one blister.

The composition of "Biotredin" includes two active components. The first is threonine at a dosage of 100 mg, and the second is pyridoxine hydrochloride, also called vitamin B6. Its amount in each tablet is 5 mg. In addition to these substances, the drug contains citric acid and povidone, as well as magnesium stearate and lactose monohydrate.

The amino acid threonine, after ingestion and, due to its combination with pyridoxine, is converted into two compounds: glycine and acetaldehyde. They note the ability to affect various metabolic processes in tissues (respiration, ATP synthesis, etc.). In addition, these substances enhance the processes of inhibition in the nervous system.

Due to this mechanism of action "Biotredin" is able to:

• positively affect memory for both long-term and short-term;
• maintain mental performance;
• eliminate irritability and internal discomfort;
• reduce emotional stress and elevate mood;

The drug acts quite quickly: its effect is observed already after 10–20 minutes after the pill begins to dissolve under the tongue. The active substances of the drug are completely decomposed and do not accumulate in the body.

In childhood, “Biotredin” is prescribed in situations when you need to support the mental performance of the child, to improve his concentration, memory and attention. Tablets are often prescribed to adolescents who study a large amount of information, pass exams and prepare for admission to university.

The tool is shown with increased mental stress and stress. In addition, neurologists may include it in the complex therapy of certain nervous diseases.

The manufacturer does not indicate any age limits for the use of "Biotredin", however, it is not recommended to give medicine to young children without consulting with a specialist.

Reception of "Biotredin" is prohibited if the child has revealed hypersensitivity to vitamin B6 or other components of the medication. Due to the presence of milk sugar among the auxiliary ingredients, this drug is also not used in patients with glucose malabsorption syndrome, lactase deficiency or galactosemia.

Sometimes during the use of "Biotredin" the child complains of dizziness or increased sweating. Also, occasionally there are allergic reactions to the components of the tablets, in which the drug is immediately canceled.

"Biotredin" is taken twice or three times a day, one tablet.Schoolchildren and adolescents are given medication to dissolve under the tongue, and young children are first crushed the pill into powder. The course of treatment lasts from three to ten days and, if required, is repeated several times.

For greater efficacy, Biotredin is often prescribed with Glycine. In this combination, drugs enhance the action of each other. In this case, the patient must first dissolve "Glycine", and after 10-15 minutes after that, take "Biotredin".

As for drugs incompatible with such pills, they include any drugs that inhibit the central nervous system (antidepressants, barbiturates, anxiolytics, etc.). If you assign them simultaneously with "Biotredin", then the effect of these medicines will weaken.

To buy pills in pharmacies to take a prescription from a doctor is not required. The price of one pack of "Biotredin" is about 110-130 rubles.

Before its expiration, the medication should be kept at home at room temperature, putting the packaging out of the reach of children, in a dry place.

About the reception of "Biotredin" in childhood respond mostly positively. Parents confirm that this tool improves brain function, soothes without harmful effects. The advantages of tablets include their safety, affordable price, non-durable course of administration, sweet taste. In rare negative reviews mention an allergic reaction or no effect after a course of treatment.

If for some reason it is impossible to give a child Biotredin, other drugs that act on the body in a similar way can be used to replace it.

• Pantogam. Such a syrup on the basis of hopantenic acid can be given even to a baby, and in pills the medication is prescribed to three-year-old children and older.
• Magne B6. Magnesium is added to vitamin B6 in this solution. The drug is allowed for children older than a year.
• "Kogitum". This sweet solution works thanks to acetylamino-succinic acid. Children it is prescribed from the age of seven.
• "Semax". Such 0.1% nasal drops containing peptide affecting the central nervous system are used from 7 years.
• Anvifen. These capsules, serving as a source of aminophenylbutyric acid, are allowed from the age of three.

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